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Cessation of Thumb/ Finger Sucking Habit

NCT04075617 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2024-02-07

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Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the use of electronic habit reminder and palatal crib in the cessation of thumb/finger sucking habit.

Treatment of thumb/finger sucking by extraoral approaches are well accepted by school-age children (Adair, 1999). It was reported in a case study by Krishnappa et al that the use of an extraoral electronic habit reminder is a new method used for cessation of thumb/finger sucking habit in short time and it is more comfortable and acceptable to the child (Krishnappa et al, 2016).

Conditions

  • Thumb/Finger Sucking Habit

Interventions

DEVICE

electronic habit reminder

Habit reminder in the form of wrist watch with music that display as reminder is one of recent innovations for cessation of the habit in short time and the child accepts it and it's comfortable

OTHER

palatal crib

Fixed palatal crib is commonly used and recommended for treating thumb/finger sucking habit.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fatma Korany, Lecturer · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-12-01
Primary Completion
2022-06-15
Completion
2022-06-20

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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